Topic > Mission of God - 2811

Mission of GodWhen you come across the question “Who is God to them?” they might present many definitions of what they think God is. For some, they would revere God as the Supreme Being who created the entire universe in seven days. Some note that He is the loving, caring, understanding, and ever-forgiving God who watches over us and guides us away from the darkness of our hearts. Many would claim that He is the only Divine Being that all must obey and worship. This answer may vary if you come from another religion, but everyone would agree that this God is a very special being that connects each of us. But if someone is asked the question, “What do you think is God's personal mission for us and for the world?” the answers may not be clear and may not even receive a response at all. This article attempts to answer this particular question by identifying and discussing the Mission of God through passages from the Old and New Testaments and the themes corresponding to this Mission. This article will also discuss the implications of the Mission of God in the contemporary Australian Church as an example of discussing the effects it has on the teachings of the Church. According to Jennings (2003), God's mission can be traced back to the first book of the Old Testament; the Book of Genesis. In summary, the first book tells readers how God began to create the world and the lives of the first humans whom He observed, tested, and protected. But looking carefully at the first chapters of the book, God laid out his plans and mission for the world he created in the first eleven chapters of this particular book. Jennings stated that God's love is focused on His creations, especially in man; specifying his mission that He... in the middle of the paper... traveled for the first time after the time of Christ and how he came across the will of God and His mission. Most leaders in Jerusalem question Gentiles and why they are accepted into the Church. But James, another disciple of Christ, remembered Jesus' teachings from the books of the Law, Prophets, and Psalms of the Old Testament and prevented a huge argument from breaking out between Jews and Gentiles. Both authors speculate on how James was able to remember this particular teaching of Christ, but both agree that James noted that the Word of God in the form of the Gospel is not only intended for Jews but also for Gentiles and other races that crowd the church of God. (Wills, 1979); (Peters, 1972) Now that God's mission is adequately delineated in both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, what are its implications on the various churches that have studied and valued his teachings??